I've fished the CR every other weekend for the past 3 months. They went to the sluice 2 weeks ago and the trout fishing has really slowed down. We were having 50-100 fish days, and since it has gone to 20 fish days.
Since the dam work I've really gotten into fishing the swift water with sink-tips and streamers from the dam to Ray Mann Rd. But I will say the sluice *****. When they turn that thing on it really stains the water from the dam well past Helms. Not to mention wherever the gate is on the dam, it doesn't **** the shad through like the generators.
Give me 3K-6K with no sluice and I'm happier than a pig in a big pool of chunky brown trout.